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Canada. Physical Map of Canada Canada The ten provinces are : Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia,

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1 Canada

2 Physical Map of Canada

3 Canada The ten provinces are : Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, and Saskatchewan, The three territories are: Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Yukon

4 Canada Geographical features: St. Lawrence River Hudson Bay Atlantic Ocean Pacific Ocean The Great Lakes Canadian Shield Rocky Mountains

5 Canada 2 nd largest Over 30 million Northern portion least populated

6 St. Lawrence Seaway 1954-1959, jointly by Canada and USA Great Lakes and Atlantic Ocean Series of dams

7 Canadian Shield Curves Hudson Bay Northwest- huge, rocky, flat plains Northeast- high mountains South-covered in forests Minerals Farmable and populated?

8 Polar and Tundra Freezing, 32 degrees 2 months Thaws in summer

9 Environment Forest conifer and broadleaf Prairies in central provinces, rich soil Forest in Western Canada

10 Resources Oil fields in Alberta Coal in Canada’s western provinces

11 Water Resources People and industry Followed rivers with fresh water Farming/raising cattle Fishing Water/power


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